Agilent N3301A driver

[ZJZ123]

Looking for CVI driver for Agilent N3301A, serial interface.

[jjp377]

Since the source code is provided you can try to modify the NI IVI driver to add support for serial interface.

Or you can try the Agilent driver not sure if if supports serial or not, if it doesn't you might be able to modify it includes the source code.

[ZJZ123]

Thanks for reply.

Not sure how to do IVI programming for RS232.  Do you have any examples?

The Agilent driver is for VXI.

Found this in the document

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To successfully use this module, the following conditions must be met:

  For GPIB instrument drivers:
         -  the instrument is connected to the GPIB.
         -  the GPIB address supplied to the initialize function must match the
            GPIB address of the instrument.

  For VXI instrument drivers:
         -  the instrument is installed in the VXI mainframe and you are
            using one of the following controller options:
                  Embedded controller

                  MXI
                  MXI2
                  GPIB-VXI

         -  the logical address supplied to the initialize function must
            match the logical address of the instrument.

  For RS-232 instrument drivers:
         -  the instrument is connected to the RS-232 interface.
         -  the COM port, baud rate, parity, and timeout supplied to the
            initialize function must match the settings of the instrument.

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Does it imply RS232 is supported?

[LaurenLL]

ZJZ123,

From the sound of it, it certainly looks like the VXI compatible driver can work for a serial connection, as long as all the particular settings are correct.  I cannot guarantee it, though, as it is not one of our drivers.  To ensure compatibility, I would recommend either contacting Agilent or testing it out on your system.

Good luck getting everything to work!

Lauren L.

[jjp377]

Hi,

You can download a different IVI driver (for ex: 34401A) and look at the source code, but you might try using the Agilent driver first before trying to modify the IVI driver.